Shoe.



J. n. MCLAUGHLIN.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l0. 1916.

Patented ont. 24,1916.

JOHN R. MoLAUGI-ILIN, OF HOLBROOK, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters, Patent.

Patented 60ct. 24h 1191MB.,

Application ledMay 10, 1916. Serial No. 96,724.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatrI, JOHN R. MCLAUGH- LIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Holbrook, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a cer-` tain new and useful Improvement in Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawm s.

LfiFhe immediate object of this invention is to provide a comfortable and serviceable shoe of the so called sneaker type, which shall embody the desirable qualities of flexibility, cheapness of construction and attractiveness of design and, at the same time, will, by reason of its novel construction, preserve its shape after long continued service.

Briefiy described, my improvement consists mainly in a novel and cheap construction of compound sole, which sole it stitched to the upper in such manner that a specially light but stiff and serviceable shoe is provided.

My invention is illustrated in and by the annexed drawings, Figure 1 being a side elevation of a shoe embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tread face of the shoe sole and Fig. 3 isa i transverse, sectional, view of the shoe taken on the line 3 3 of said Fig. 2.

The upper or vamp of s aid shoe is indicated by the letter a and is,vby preference, made of canvas or the like cheap, flexible, material. Z1 denotes the sole proper ofy said shoe and o the inner sole.

d denotes a lining which is mounted on the insole, and e is a filling and stiffening".

sheet that is interposed between the insole and the sole proper. The said stiffening sheet may be of cheap material'such as card-board, leather-board, or the like, as it is concealed from view and protected from wear, while the insole c may be of relatively softer material in order to assure comfort to the feet of the wearer of the shoe. The sole proper (b) may be of any soft leather or rubber which will afford the desirable degree of flexibility, ease and durability. The structure as described provides a shoe which is soft and flexible, yet, by reason ofthe stiffening sheet e, it will retain its shape, instead of becoming soft, flabby and shapeless after having been used a short time.

In the manufacture of my described shoe the edge of the upper a is wrapped aroundv the edges of the combined insole c and lining a'. The extended edge portion of the outer sole b is similarly wrapped around the edge of the filling sheet e and the described overlapped edge portion of the upper is superposed on the described overlapped edge portion of the filling sheet, as is clearly seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings. By a single p line of stitching g the upper, the lining, the insole, the filling, and the sole proper are then securely united, providing also a pleasing finish to the exposed edges without having to turn the shoe, as is sometimes done in shoes of this class in order to provide a finish on the exposed edge of the sole.

For use when walking, camping, boating or when playing such games as tennis, basket ball, base-ball, and the like, my described shoe is specially suitable, and comfortable as well, even when walking on stony, or otherwise rough ground, as the interposed stiening sheet e then serves as a protective shield.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent A shoe of the type described, including an upper, an insole extending beyond the general outline of said upper, said upper being carried down to the insole, meeting the latter inwardly some distance from its outer edge continuously therearound, also encompassing the edge of said insole, its free edge being inturned to terminate some distance from the o-uter edge of the latter, a sole proper having a stiffening filling member, said sole proper having an inturned portion lapping the inturned portion of said upper, said insole superposing the sole proper, the inturned portions of said insole and sole proper resulting in the slight spacing apart,

of the soles, promoting resiliency, and means for securing the several parts together.

JCI-IN R. MCLAUGHLIN. 

